Dispatch holder



July 10, 1923.

J. H. DOUB DISPATCH HOLDER Filed Oct. 24', 1922 imam.

Patented July 10, 1923.

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Application filed October 24, 1922. Serial No. 598,695.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. Donn, a citizen of the -United States.residing at Walnut. in the county of Crawford and State of Kansas,haveinvented a new and useful Dispatch Holder, of which the fol---lowing is a specification.

This invention relates to dispatch holders or the like, .the primaryobject of the in vention being to provide a dispatch holder of a novelconstruction to render the same exceptionally light and easily handled.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for vgripping andholding the proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, maybe made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure l is an elevational view of a dispatch holder constructed inaccordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is an elevational view disclosing one edge of the dispatchholder, 21. por tion of the hook being broken away.

Figure a sectional view taken on line 3 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 designatesthe handle portion of the dispatch holder. which is cut away on oppositesides thereof at a point adjacent to the inner end of the handle,providing hoop engaging surfaces.

The inner end'of the handle. portion 5 is bifurcated providing resilientgripping fingers 6, which curve outwardly, as clearly shown by Figure 1of the drawing to'permit an article to be, positioned therebetween andsecurely held.

The hoop forming a part of the holder is indicated at 7 and has arms'8which are pos1tioned'1nthe cut out portions of the handle 5, where thesame are secured as by means of the rivets or nails 9.

In order that the arms 8- will be further held against movement,metallic bracing members 10 are provided, which have inwardly extendedportions 11 lying flush with the side edges of the handle portion, thebracing members overlying the points of engagement between the ends ofthe arms 8 and handle 5.

Positioned on the handle 5 and overlying the bracing members, is asleeve 12 formed preferably of sheet metal so that When the sleeve ismoved to a position as indicated by Figure 1 of the drawing, the wallsof the sleeve'will frictionally engage the arms 8 and handle portion 5,to prevent movement thereof.

In the use of the device, a dispatch or" order is positioned between thefingers 6,

where the same is securely held. A person transferring the dispatch to amoving train, holds the device so that the hoop portlon thereof may bereadily engaged by the arm of the person on the train receiving thedispatch.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Adispatch holder including a handle portion, integral resilient grippingfingers portions and having integral gripping fin gers a hoop memberhaving arms, said arms being positioned 111 the cut out portions, andmeans embracing portions of the arms and the handle portion.

3. A dispatch holder including a handle portion, a hoop memberhavingarms, means handle portion for securing the hoop to for securingthe arms to the handle portion as my own I have hereto affixed my signaasleeve embracing portions of the arms and ture 1n the presence of twoWitnesses. handle portion for securing the hoop memher to the handleportion, gripping fingers JOHN H. DOUB, 5 formed With ,the handleportion and dis- -Wic-nesses:

posed Within the hoop members. I. E. CLARK,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing IVA ASH.

